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开阔 (kāi kuò): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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开阔 (kāi kuò): Open (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

开阔 consists of 2 characters.

to switch on; open

wide, broad, vast

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 开阔.

Words with 开

开始kāi shǐHSK 2
离开lí kāiHSK 3
开心kāi xīnHSK 4
开玩笑kāi wán xiàoHSK 4
公开gōng kāi
分开fēn kāi
召开zhào kāi
展开zhǎn kāi

Words with 阔

宽阔kuān kuò
广阔guǎng kuò
辽阔liáo kuò
迂阔yū kuò
阔绰kuò chuò

How to Use 开阔 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 开阔 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

kāi开

kuò阔

neutral

very open and wide

Subject + Predicatewith心胸

xīn心

xiōng胸

kāi开

kuò阔

Adjective + Nounwith视野

kāi开

kuò阔

de的

shì视

yě野

Verb + Objectwith眼界

kāi开

kuò阔

yǎn眼

jiè界

Example Sentences with 开阔

zhè这

lǐ里

de的

tiān天

kōng空

hěn很

kāi开

neutral

broad-minded

neutral

broad vision

neutral

broaden one's horizons

kuò阔

。

The sky here is very open.

tā他

xīn心

xiōng胸

kāi开

kuò阔

，

cóng从

bù不

jì计

jiào较

xiǎo小

shì事

。

He is broad-minded and never fusses over trivial matters.

yǔ与

bù不

tóng同

wén文

huà化

bèi背

jǐng景

de的

rén人

jiāo交

liú流

，

néng能

jí极

dà大

dì地

kāi开

kuò阔

nǐ你

de的

sī思

wéi维

。

Communicating with people from different cultural backgrounds can greatly broaden your thinking.

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nǐ你

jué觉

de得

lǚ旅

xíng行

zhēn真

de的

néng能

kāi开

kuò阔

yí一

gè个

rén人

de的

xīn心

xiōng胸

ma吗

？

Do you think traveling can really broaden a person's mind?

duō多

dú读

shū书

kě可

yǐ以

kāi开

kuò阔

yǎn眼

jiè界

tā他

de的

shì视

yě野

bìng并

bù不

kāi开

kuò阔

，

zhàn站

zài在

shān山

dǐng顶

，

yǎn眼

qián前

kāi开

kuò阔

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

zhī知

shi识

yuān渊

bó博

，

ér而

qiě

。

Reading more books can broaden your horizons.

zǒng

总

shì是

jú局

xiàn限

yú于

yǎn眼

qián前

de的

lì利

yì益

。

His vision is not broad; he is always confined to immediate interests.

de

的

jǐng景

sè色

ràng让

wǒ我

shùn瞬

jiān间

wàng忘

jì记

le了

fán烦

nǎo恼

。

Standing on the mountaintop, the expansive view before me made me instantly forget my worries.

且

sī思

xiǎng想

kāi开

kuò阔

，

zǒng总

néng能

tí提

chū出

dú独

dào到

de的

jiàn见

jiě解

。

He is not only knowledgeable but also broad-minded, always able to offer unique insights.